JEE Main 2026: BTech civil engineering cut-offs at NITs show steady demand after years of decline

Vagisha Kaushik | November 11, 2025 | 04:20 PM IST | 2 mins read

JEE Main cut-offs trends for core engineering branch show that top NITs are still holding up while newer NITs are becoming backup routes.

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After losing its charm amongst engineering aspirants, BTech in civil engineering appears to be stabilising its demand, suggest the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main cut-off trends in the National Institutes of Technology (NITs). The first session of JEE Mains 2026, which will serve as the eligibility for admissions to the BTech programme, is due in January.

While the core engineering branch may not be the top choice for top-ranked candidates who chase computer science or electronics engineering, JEE Main closing ranks for civil engineering in top colleges indicate a steady interest in the core disciplines.

The highest Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) closing rank 2025 for the BTech course was 17304 at NIT Tiruchirappalli followed by 22901 at NIT Karnataka and 25239 at NIT Warangal, still keeping up the competition.

Also read JEE Main 2026: Engineering at NIT Surathkal tougher for insiders, show BTech cut-offs

The mid-range NITs such as NIT Allahabad, NIT Bhopal, and NIT Nagpur saw JEE Main closing ranks in the range of 35000-45000 showing moderate competition. On the other hand, newer or remote NITs including those in the north-east of India are rather seen as backup. Moreover, the BTech programme is also becoming an entry course for students get the NIT tag and later pivot to non-core jobs.

JEE Main cut-off trends for BTech Civil Engineering

The last three years’ JoSAA closing ranks for open category seats in BTech CE at NITs are given below.

Institute

Quota

Gender

Closing Rank 2025

Closing Rank 2024

Closing Rank 2023

Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar

HS

Gender-Neutral

58952

66693

64114

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

64698

67182

78378

OS

Gender-Neutral

43668

44274

44281

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

55991

54742

53398

Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

HS

Gender-Neutral

28717

30509

32557

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

40799

35785

39444

OS

Gender-Neutral

35746

32608

34032

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

49219

44371

42145

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal

HS

Gender-Neutral

46288

42663

44306

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

58653

56610

55355

OS

Gender-Neutral

42750

39973

43903

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

57059

51012

53299

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

HS

Gender-Neutral

29451

26362

27278

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

53343

42910

38467

OS

Gender-Neutral

31589

29422

33065

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

45561

41013

43955

National Institute of Technology Agartala

HS

Gender-Neutral

237394

217289

245373

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

237342

231406

215320

OS

Gender-Neutral

54950

53657

54537

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

69969

66493

62841

National Institute of Technology Calicut

HS

Gender-Neutral

41708

40264

45465

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

41612

35697

38054

OS

Gender-Neutral

32686

33650

37216

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

44379

43260

42868

National Institute of Technology Delhi

HS

Gender-Neutral

36027

36329

44293

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

59371

23962

44475

OS

Gender-Neutral

27647

27045

27574

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

30069

36193

45964

National Institute of Technology Durgapur

HS

Gender-Neutral

45938

44468

46723

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

54965

53154

50455

OS

Gender-Neutral

40941

40215

42439

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

54243

50702

49137

National Institute of Technology Goa

GO

Gender-Neutral

114549

83278

114874

GO

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

178350

104222

83651

HS

Gender-Neutral

108193

89452

62197

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

168183

674299

47155

OS

Gender-Neutral

45845

44014

54176

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

51638

52955

87794

National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

HS

Gender-Neutral

112244

111536

115256

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

111972

106671

47137

OS

Gender-Neutral

47577

45502

57944

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

57755

54283

38203

National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal

HS

Gender-Neutral

28252

32691

50297

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

41388

39258

23632

OS

Gender-Neutral

22901

22939

33071

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

34014

31390

142261

National Institute of Technology Meghalaya

HS

Gender-Neutral

318381

169930

257202

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

259481

296304

55209

OS

Gender-Neutral

52450

49836

64989

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

69745

65404

57852

National Institute of Technology Nagaland

OS

Gender-Neutral

60689

57171

65818

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

73722

68939

48149

National Institute of Technology Patna

HS

Gender-Neutral

48512

49025

58847

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

66687

64356

46518

OS

Gender-Neutral

48513

46400

57153

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

62620

58458

225349

National Institute of Technology Puducherry

HS

Gender-Neutral

205593

206045

219803

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

142541

257167

50701

OS

Gender-Neutral

49922

47854

54995

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

59514

44659

63649

National Institute of Technology Raipur

HS

Gender-Neutral

73812

71977

74603

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

91760

84881

47480

OS

Gender-Neutral

47160

44960

55739

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

63154

54393

1005918.0

National Institute of Technology Sikkim

HS

Gender-Neutral

629625

1368129.0

953240

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

366127

1094961.0

55629

OS

Gender-Neutral

54268

54266

59977

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

71333

66468

182340

National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh

HS

Gender-Neutral

174477

189756

57946

OS

Gender-Neutral

58464

55692

63526

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

73295

65179

48303

National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

HS

Gender-Neutral

49446

47939

56645

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

77436

74915

43745

OS

Gender-Neutral

40071

40903

50187

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

58662

52986

40848

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

HS

Gender-Neutral

43064

41698

52747

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

49720

48635

38155

OS

Gender-Neutral

36367

34647

51059

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

51765

48121

229695

National Institute of Technology, Manipur

HS

Gender-Neutral

278552

230962

147975

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

287849

131071

56593

OS

Gender-Neutral

60323

56358

64760

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

77201

68676

678406

National Institute of Technology, Mizoram

HS

Gender-Neutral

548694

574304

294734

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

626254

846887

58131

OS

Gender-Neutral

61620

56579

65980

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

70628

69524

34933

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

HS

Gender-Neutral

28368

40516

48799

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

43525

40193

29370

OS

Gender-Neutral

25282

25893

38497

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

36568

38826

73835

National Institute of Technology, Silchar

HS

Gender-Neutral

80869

84759

69117

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

103145

102786

46505

OS

Gender-Neutral

48062

45391

56157

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

65033

57074

89806

National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

JK

Gender-Neutral

105987

101648

123607

JK

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

135454

125416

209869

LA

Gender-Neutral

315730

252507

126549

OS

Gender-Neutral

57319

55070

57678

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

72788

68202

65451

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

HS

Gender-Neutral

31593

36104

33703

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

41075

43172

42452

OS

Gender-Neutral

17304

18965

20873

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

26836

27581

28979

National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand

HS

Gender-Neutral

61063

59638

64639

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

72657

60895

69235

OS

Gender-Neutral

49391

48366

48801

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

60682

47116

57958

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

HS

Gender-Neutral

32174

29824

32906

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

37899

36132

33784

OS

Gender-Neutral

25239

25857

28010

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

36822

36778

34869

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

HS

Gender-Neutral

50289

44474

55028

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

66993

55500

85130

OS

Gender-Neutral

41558

42166

43794

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

53663

46667

49981

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur

HS

Gender-Neutral

40998

40606

44357

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

51548

49110

49826

OS

Gender-Neutral

36904

36655

38456

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

50416

46899

49042

National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh

HS

Gender-Neutral

53333

51738

51996

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

65156

57487

47245

OS

Gender-Neutral

52976

50048

50232

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

61534

59247

57229

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

HS

Gender-Neutral

51589

50745

49928

HS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

59295

56828

50868

OS

Gender-Neutral

53728

49591

52036

OS

Female-only (including Supernumerary)

68163

59688

59950

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